I just read this in the Wikipedia article on the Mattaponi River and it really tickled me. If only all language were so rational!
- The Mat River and the Ta River join in Spotsylvania County to form the Matta River;
- The Po River and the Ni River join in Caroline County to form the Poni River;
- The Matta River and the Poni River join in Caroline County to form the Mattaponi River.
I don't think that is wholly correct. I'd have written:
Sorry for nitpicking; I'd have said nothing (or maybe just in a PM), but since others have commented on the construction in the first sentence...
Thanks for the correction, it's helpful! I wrote that in a hurry (pomodoro break at work), I wanted to add "there are probably plenty of grammatical mistakes in all this" but I didn't even remember how to say "mistake" in esperanto :)